[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › An oil-seller and his wife # An oil-seller and his wife The pictures made by Indian artists for the British in India are called Company paintings. This one comes from a set of 16 showing castes and occupations. One of sixteen paintings of castes and occupations. The backgrounds are all plain with no clouds. The set appears to include drawings by two hands; - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1785–1794 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.0925-3-is](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.0925-3-is) · Pramāṇa